Organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral molecules: Development of strategies and skeletons

JK Cheng, SH Xiang, B Tan - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The growing importance of axially chiral architectures in different scientific
domains has unveiled shortcomings in terms of efficient synthetic access and skeletal …

Recent advances in catalytic asymmetric construction of atropisomers

JK Cheng, SH Xiang, S Li, L Ye, B Tan - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atropisomerism is a stereochemical behavior portrayed by three-dimensional molecules that
bear rotationally restricted σ bond. Akin to the well-represented point-chiral molecules …

Atropisomerism in the pharmaceutically relevant realm

M Basilaia, MH Chen, J Secka… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Atropisomerism is a conformational chirality that occurs when there is hindered
rotation about a σ-bond. While atropisomerism is exemplified by biaryls, it is observed in …

Construction of axially chiral compounds via asymmetric organocatalysis

YB Wang, B Tan - Accounts of chemical research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Axially chiral compounds have received much attention from chemists because
of their widespread appearance in natural products, biologically active compounds, and …

Recent progress toward the construction of axially chiral molecules catalyzed by an N-heterocyclic carbene

J Wang, C Zhao, J Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Axial chirality widely exists in natural products, pharmaceutical compounds, and other
functional molecules; these axially chiral compounds also find wide utility as catalysts or …

Copper (I)-catalyzed asymmetric reactions involving radicals

QS Gu, ZL Li, XY Liu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Asymmetric functionalization of alkyl radicals represents a robust yet
underdeveloped method for efficient construction and decoration of carbon skeletons in …

Atropisomerism in medicinal chemistry: challenges and opportunities

ST Toenjes, JL Gustafson - Future medicinal chemistry, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Atropisomerism is a dynamic type of axial chirality that is ubiquitous in medicinal chemistry.
There are several examples of stable atropisomeric US FDA-approved drugs and …

Design and catalytic asymmetric construction of axially chiral 3, 3′‐bisindole skeletons

C Ma, F Jiang, FT Sheng, Y Jiao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The first catalytic asymmetric construction of 3, 3′‐bisindole skeletons bearing both axial
and central chirality has been established by organocatalytic asymmetric addition reactions …

Organocatalytic asymmetric arylation of indoles enabled by azo groups

LW Qi, JH Mao, J Zhang, B Tan - Nature Chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
Arylation is a fundamental reaction that can be mostly fulfilled by electrophilic aromatic
substitution and transition-metal-catalysed aryl functionalization. Although the azo group has …

Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral Compounds

BC Da, SH Xiang, S Li, B Tan - Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The well‐defined conformational properties of axially chiral compounds bring extraordinary
values to an assortment of bioactive molecules, advanced materials, organocatalysts as well …